Jones is curator of the African American Civil War Museum, which reopened in a new space last month in Northwest Washington. His exhibit, “The Glorious March to Liberty,” spans the Civil War to the civil rights era. Tell me about your new space.

We’ve moved into a space that allows us to tell a broader story, a larger story. We’re now in the annex of the old Grimke School building, which used to be the gymnasium and auditorium. … It’s a space that’s very welcoming. They come in and they are very proud of the space they are in.

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